Catbird Security Honored by SC Magazine as Virtualization Security Innovator of the Year

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Catbird®, the pioneer in security and compliance for virtual, cloud and physical networks, announced today that it has been recognized as a 2011 Industry Innovator by SC Magazine. The exclusive, short-list of companies featured in the December 2011 issue are acknowledged by setting benchmarks in their respective product areas.

Catbird's groundbreaking vSecurity® platform was recognized for in-depth compliance monitoring while providing essential functionality for virtual security, especially in cloud environments. The honor further notes Catbird's leading role in helping its value-added partners guide their customers in the role of trusted advisers in the virtual security space, citing Catbird's greatest strength as coming from extensive experience securing both virtualized and physical data centers.

"Catbird early on recognized that cloud-based data centers require a new approach to meet security and compliance requirements. vSecurity was designed from the ground up to help customers address their compliance concerns as they move to cloud and virtualized infrastructure," said Edmundo Costa, CEO of Catbird.  "The data centers of some of the largest card processors in the world rely on Catbird to meet the stringent security and compliance requirements of PCI DSS 2.0. Our customers know they can safely virtualize all of their mission critical applications, even under the careful watch of the regulators."

The SC editorial team highlights that innovation is not something that comes from sales or marketing alone. It is comprised of the technology along with the way the business is conceived. For its annual look at the industry's foremost innovators, SC Magazine looked for companies that have "vision, imagination and creative management" along with the ability to make sense of and thrive in a new computing paradigm by delivering viable technology.

Catbird vSecurity's multifunction approach to virtualization security and compliance includes automated protection for network infrastructure such as virtual machines, virtual networks and the hypervisor management network. vSecurity integrates directly with the hypervisor to provide comprehensive and automated control, visibility and efficiency. Its vCompliance® engine monitors and enforces virtualized data center compliance with PCI, FISMA, NIST, HIPAA and other standards for regulated industries looking to take advantage of virtualized infrastructure for their mission-critical computing.

To download a free evaluation version of Catbird vSecurity, go to http://www.catbird.com/demo. To learn more about Catbird's industry-leading, comprehensive security solutions for virtual and cloud environments, visit http://www.catbird.com. Follow Catbird on Twitter at @CatbirdSecurity, or Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/catbirdsecurevirtualization

About SC Magazine

SC Magazine <http://www.scmagazineus.com/> provides information security professionals with the in-depth, unbiased business and technical information they need in today's fast-paced corporate world. Each month, SC Magazine delivers up-to-date news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders, and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. Whether through its monthly magazine, its comprehensive website or live events – such as the SC Awards program, SC Congress New York or SC Congress Canada – readers gain all the relevant information they need to safeguard their businesses overall and meet specific IT security goals at the same time. SC Magazine was selected as 2010 Magazine of the Year by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). Become a fan of SC Magazine on and follow us on Twitter.

About Catbird (www.catbird.com)

Catbird is the industry leader in comprehensive security and compliance for virtualized, cloud and physical environments, and a winner of four Best of Show Finalist Awards at VMworld 2010, 2009 and 2008. Via Catbird vSecurity and the "Catbird" virtual appliance, Catbird is the only company delivering best-practice security for Hypervisor, Guest VMs and Policy/Regulatory Security Compliance. As companies migrate mainstream servers and desktops to virtual environments, uncertainty over security and compliance can impact deployment plans. Catbird's protection eliminates these worries and keeps virtualization plans on track. Founded in 2000 by Internet pioneer Ron Lachman, the company's innovative technology protects tens of thousands of customer systems and networks who rely on Catbird and its partners to protect their valuable IT assets from external and internal threats. The private company is based in Silicon Valley.

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